diff --git a/src/service.test.ts b/src/service.test.ts
index ea9e0d183..2f1205d23 100644
--- a/src/service.test.ts
+++ b/src/service.test.ts
@@ -303,6 +303,42 @@ await test('find', async (t) => {
       name: OBJECT,
       res: obj,
     },
+    // Search functionality tests
+    {
+      name: POSTS,
+      params: { q: 'a' },
+      res: [post1, post2, post3],
+    },
+    {
+      name: POSTS,
+      params: { q: 'baz' },
+      res: [post3],
+    },
+    {
+      name: POSTS,
+      params: { q: 'c' },
+      res: [post3],
+    },
+    {
+      name: POSTS,
+      params: { q: 'foo' },
+      res: [post1, post3],
+    },
+    {
+      name: POSTS,
+      params: { q: 'bar' },
+      res: [post1, post2],
+    },
+    {
+      name: POSTS,
+      params: { q: 'nonexistent' },
+      res: [],
+    },
+    {
+      name: COMMENTS,
+      params: { q: 'a' },
+      res: [comment1],
+    },
   ]
   for (const tc of arr) {
     await t.test(`${tc.name} ${JSON.stringify(tc.params)}`, () => {
diff --git a/src/service.ts b/src/service.ts
index 2a607da02..86d9ddb8d 100644
--- a/src/service.ts
+++ b/src/service.ts
@@ -194,6 +194,14 @@ export class Service {
       return items
     }
 
+    // Handle full-text search with q parameter
+    if (query['q'] && typeof query['q'] === 'string') {
+      const searchTerm = query['q'].toLowerCase()
+      items = items.filter((item: Item) => {
+        return this.#searchInItem(item, searchTerm)
+      })
+    }
+
     // Convert query params to conditions
     const conds: [string, Condition, string | string[]][] = []
     for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(query)) {
@@ -208,7 +216,7 @@ export class Service {
         conds.push([field, op, value])
         continue
       }
-      if (['_embed', '_sort', '_start', '_end', '_limit', '_page', '_per_page'].includes(key)) {
+      if (['_embed', '_sort', '_start', '_end', '_limit', '_page', '_per_page', 'q'].includes(key)) {
         continue
       }
       conds.push([key, Condition.default, value])
@@ -409,4 +417,44 @@ export class Service {
     await this.#db.write()
     return item
   }
+
+  #searchInItem(item: Item, searchTerm: string): boolean {
+    for (const [, value] of Object.entries(item)) {
+      if (typeof value === 'string' && value.toLowerCase().includes(searchTerm)) {
+        return true
+      }
+      if (typeof value === 'object' && value !== null) {
+        if (this.#searchInObject(value as Record<string, unknown>, searchTerm)) {
+          return true
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    return false
+  }
+
+  #searchInObject(obj: Record<string, unknown>, searchTerm: string): boolean {
+    for (const [, value] of Object.entries(obj)) {
+      if (typeof value === 'string' && value.toLowerCase().includes(searchTerm)) {
+        return true
+      }
+      if (typeof value === 'object' && value !== null && !Array.isArray(value)) {
+        if (this.#searchInObject(value as Record<string, unknown>, searchTerm)) {
+          return true
+        }
+      }
+      if (Array.isArray(value)) {
+        for (const arrayItem of value) {
+          if (typeof arrayItem === 'string' && arrayItem.toLowerCase().includes(searchTerm)) {
+            return true
+          }
+          if (typeof arrayItem === 'object' && arrayItem !== null) {
+            if (this.#searchInObject(arrayItem as Record<string, unknown>, searchTerm)) {
+              return true
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    return false
+  }
 }